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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 June 2012

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

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Derek Keating

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519 Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the number of local authority managers in the State and their salaries in tabular form; the number of chief fire officers in the State and their salaries in tabular form; the number of local authority senior engineers working in the State and their salaries in tabular form; his plans to merge civil and public servant management teams, fire chiefs, county managers and senior engineers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26300/12]

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In March 2012 there were 34 City and County Managers, 29 Chief Fire Officers, and 164 Senior Engineers employed in local authorities. The salaries of City and County managers, senior engineers and chief fire officers are set out in the tables below.

Local authority senior management structures are being downsized. The numbers of Directors of Service have decreased by 23% since 2008, from 262 in June 2008 to 209 currently and local authorities are working towards the Local Government Efficiency Review (LGER) target of 190 Directors. A workforce planning process is underway which in the first instance concentrates on the implementation of the recommendations of the LGER in respect of senior management in local authorities.

The Government has approved proposals to establish single local authorities to replace Limerick County Council and Limerick City Council and North and South Tipperary County Councils, by mid 2014. In both cases, the establishment of interim management arrangements, whereby a single person would oversee both authorities in the run up to full merger, was also approved. The amalgamation of the Limerick and Tipperary local authorities will result in a reduction in the number of city and county managers and a reduction at the number of senior and middle management levels.

The wider local government reform proposals that I will be bringing to Government shortly will focus particularly on strengthening structures generally at regional, county and sub-county levels and expanding the role of local government. The programme will also reflect other work in progress in relation to various aspects of local government, including the merger and restructuring processes that I have referred to, efficiency implementation, local government financing, local development and local government alignment.

The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management and local authorities are bringing forward a framework for keeping communities safe which sets out principles and national standards for fire services operations, together with other measures to improve effectiveness and efficiency — including shared services.

Local Authority Manager

Salary

Dublin City Council

€189,301

Cork County Council

€162,062

Fingal County Council

South Dublin County Council

Cork City Council

€153,260

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Kildare County Council

Meath County Council

Limerick City Council

€142,469

Clare County Council

Donegal County Council

Galway County Council

Kerry County Council

Kilkenny County Council

Limerick County Council

Louth County Council

Mayo County Council

South Tipperary County Council

Westmeath County Council

Wexford County Council

Wicklow County Council

Galway City Council

€132,511

Waterford City Council

Carlow County Council

Cavan County Council

Laois County Council

Leitrim County Council

Longford County Council

Monaghan County Council

Offaly County Council

Roscommon County Council

Sligo County Council

North Tipperary County Council

Waterford County Council

Senior Engineer

Point

Rate 01/01/2010

1

€73,223

2

€74,957

3

€76,685

4

€78,417

5

€80,148

6

€81,886

LSI 1

€84,500

LSI 2

€87,117

Chief fire Officer (Dublin City Council)

Chief Fire Officer

Point

Rate 01/01/2010

Point

Rate 01/01/2010

1

€78,368

1

€73,223

2

€81,185

2

€74,957

3

€83,995

3

€76,685

4

€86,809

4

€78,417

5

€89,623

5

€80,148

LSI 1

€92,583

6

€81,886

LSI 2

€95,540

LSI 1

€84,500

LSI 2

€87,117

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